Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-20

! of supervisors of the town OF MOSCOW,
! was presented by MIR. Steensland, who
! moved ii be referred to special com
| mittee on bridges:
| To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Iowa County, Wis
The undersig ned, board of supervisors
| of the town OF Moscow, do hereby re-
spectfully petition you according to
chapter 1877, laws of 1885. The town of
Moscow has voted bridge tax OF SIX
hundred and forty dollars (S640) for the
year 1886, which is more than one-fourth
of one per cent of all the taxable property
in said town, according to the last equal
lied valuation. The following bridges
have been voted a tax to build or repair;
The Foley bridge in section 30, T. 8, X. 8;
the Moscow bridge in section IL. I. 4, X.
5 /; the MeKeuna bridge in section a, I. 4,
II. 5: the Paulson bridge in section Ia, L.
8, r. 5. The town of Moscow has pro-
vided one-half of the cost for the con.
struction and repairs on the above named
bridges. Now, therefore, we petition
your honorable body 10 provide for the
other half for the construction and re-
pairs of said bridges. Yours very re-
spectfully, OLE STEENsLAND,
PETER X. DEMUTH,
nj. L. SMITH,
Board of Supervisors town OF Moscow.
Mr.. Rewey in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Grace the petition
was referred to the district attorney with
instructions to report in the morning.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Neffert:
Resolred, That a special committee of
three be appointed by the chair TO con-
slider and fix the compensation OF the
treasurer county clerk, and district attor-
ney, for extraordinary services performed
by them in collecting old tax certificates,
in connection with tax suits prosecuted,
and as committee on printing.
On motion the resolution was adopted,
and the chair appointed as such COM
mittee, Messrs. Meffert, Levake and
Jeuck.
On motion the board took recess until
Z 80 this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
1880 p. Nj.
Board called to order by the chairman,
all the members present.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Jackson:
WHEREAS, Section 1896 of the revised
statutes requires that all debt due from
solvent debtors, whether on accounts,
note, contract, bond, mortgage or other
security, whether due or to become due,
shall be listed for taxation. And
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the returns
of the several assessors of Iowa county,
that said section is almost wholly disre-
garded therefore, be it
Res0lred, That the several town clerks
to be elected in lows county, in April
next, be requested to procure from the
records of Iowa county, the names of all
persons living in their respective towns,
owing any bond, mortgage or other in
strument in writing, securing the pay
ment of money, and the amount due from
each as appears from said records, for
ten years previous to the first day OF May,
1887. Said statements to be used by the
several assessors in determining the
amount of personal property of persons
owning such securities.
On motion of Mr. Rewey, the resolu-
ton was adopted.
The committee on claims submitted
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t has been the practice of
this board to pay all the newspapers in
the county S25 for publishing the pro-
ceedings of its annual, and SIS for its
special sessions; and
WHEREAS, said practice is becoming
burdensome upon the tax payers; there
| fore,
ResOlDed, That the county clerk be and
| he is hereby authorized to publish the
proceedings of this board in but two OF
the principal papers Of the county, and
that said papers be of opposing politics.
On motion of Mr.. Rewey, the resolu-
ton was adopted.
The following resolution was offered
| by Mr.. Rewey
WHEREAS, 1t has been the practice o.
| this board to pay various and uncertain
sums to physicians for attending inquests
Of the dead and performing post mortem
examination therefore,
| Res oired, That until further ordered by
this board, the fees for said services shall
not exceed $50 in any one case.
On motion the resolution was adopted
The special committee on extra services
rendered by the district attorney, treas
urer and county clerk made the following
report
To the county board of supervisors o
Iowa county:
Your special committee to whom wa
referred the matter of compensation 0
the district attorney, treasurer and count.
clerk, for services in collecting old tal
certificates, would respectfully recon-
mend that the district attorney be paiC
the sum of $3.50, and that the treasurer b
paid the sum of $3.50, and that the count
clerk be paid the sum of 500.
Respectfully Submitted,
W. c. MEFTERT,
, GEO. JEUCK,
. IL. LEyAKE.
+ Laid over under the rules.
The following report of Geo. Paulsor
county treasurer, was then presented:
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